Opened in August 1958, and closed on 8/8/1984 with “The Exterminator”. The drive-in site was used in 1985 for filming the movie “Dead end Drive-in”. The drive-in was demolished shortly after filming finished.
Opened in 1975. Autoscope type drive-in, 120 cars, each with ithere own screen, in a circle shape. Address is Seaward Highway at Huffman Road, Date of closure and demolition unknown? Site is now a retail shopping plaza(name unknown?).
The department store was Bairds. Name changed to Myer in December 1969. Myer moved up Murray Street to the old Boans Department store site in 1989. Then used as a music store(Trax) on the ground floor and the basment level on the Murray Street and William Street corner of the building. The rest of the ground floor(murray Street side) was a discount store(Red Dot or King Kong i think?). Building closed down in 2003 by worksafe due to the presense of asbestos. Partly demolished in 2003, or 2004 0r 2005. Part or the department store is still there at the Wellington Street end, now used as the offices of Western Australia’s State Heritage Office. A little bit of the Murray Street end of the building was used in the shops and offices there now, next to Perth Underground Train Station.
Opened with “Trade winds”, and “The Girl said no”. Demolished(date unknown?). Now an empty field. Address is Highway 99, at Richardson Street.
Site is now Savon drug store.
Opened as Matraville Star Drive-in.
The drive-in site was used for the filming of the Movie “Fatal Bond”.
Opened in August 1958, and closed on 8/8/1984 with “The Exterminator”. The drive-in site was used in 1985 for filming the movie “Dead end Drive-in”. The drive-in was demolished shortly after filming finished.
Opened on 9/1/1963.
Opened in 1975. Autoscope type drive-in, 120 cars, each with ithere own screen, in a circle shape. Address is Seaward Highway at Huffman Road, Date of closure and demolition unknown? Site is now a retail shopping plaza(name unknown?).
How did the Texas Tech University Red Raider team get there name from?
Site is now Westerner baseball and softball fields.
Opened with “Panhandle”. Front end is now Pennzoil Masterlube Express, and the back end is now houses.
The four horseshoes on the back of the screen, should have been facing up, not down, so the good luck doesn’t come out?
Opened with “World without end” and “The Atomic Man”.
Opened with “Smoky” and “Romance of the fjords”. Mosty empty field, back end now occupied by Naomi Reagan Park.
Opened with “knock on any door”.
There was also a cartoon screened on the opening night(not named).
Opened on 5/6/1958 with “Attila” and “Gunslinger”.
Opened on 29/7/1948, and closed in 1990.
Site is now a museum and boat dealership and outdoor shop(David Fritts).
Opened with some “Tom and Jerry cartoons(names and number of cartoons unknown?)”, And “This time for keeps”.
Do they serve potato chips in the snack bar(lol)?
Mr Potato Head and Mrs Potato Head?
North east corner of Murray Street and William street, Perth.
Address – near 18 Swan Street.
The department store was Bairds. Name changed to Myer in December 1969. Myer moved up Murray Street to the old Boans Department store site in 1989. Then used as a music store(Trax) on the ground floor and the basment level on the Murray Street and William Street corner of the building. The rest of the ground floor(murray Street side) was a discount store(Red Dot or King Kong i think?). Building closed down in 2003 by worksafe due to the presense of asbestos. Partly demolished in 2003, or 2004 0r 2005. Part or the department store is still there at the Wellington Street end, now used as the offices of Western Australia’s State Heritage Office. A little bit of the Murray Street end of the building was used in the shops and offices there now, next to Perth Underground Train Station.
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